The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 17, 2153
Waning Crescent
30.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:24 AM
12:29 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.2%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 381,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2846
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 293.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.7° / 229.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 27m / -26.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.72° / -3.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.07° / 4.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.61° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.